How to evaluate a piece of jade jewelry? Jade jewelry involves factors such as subject matter, craftsmanship and meaning.

We cannot judge the value of jade jewelry based solely on the quality of the jade raw materials.

What aspects do experts mostly focus on when appreciating jade jewelry? The five key aspects are material, shape, design, craftsmanship and meaning.

Material

First of all, high-quality raw materials are the basis for creating fine jade jewelry.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. If the quality of the raw materials is too poor, the effect of the jade jewelry will definitely not be very good.

If the jade has a fine texture, rich, pure and evenly distributed color, few overall flaws, and high transparency and moisture, its original state is already beautiful.

For example, although high-quality ice jade is not completely transparent, the faint fog can give people a hazy beauty.

Although the transparency of glutinous jade is not high, its rich and bright colors become its advantage. Violet jade and spring-colored jade are both extremely popular.

modeling

There is not much requirement for the shape of plain jade jewelry such as ring faces, peace lockets and bracelets, they only need to be round, full and regular in shape.

You need to pay attention to the shape of pendants and other jade jewelry. In order to avoid wasting materials, some merchants force the carving to follow the shape and design strange shapes.

Low-grade jadeite that is forcibly carved to fit the shape

This kind of jade may make people feel awkward. We must choose jade with beautiful shapes, at least it should be upright and look comfortable and elegant.

design

If the shape of a piece of jade jewelry is not only elegant and graceful but also unique and creative, its value will be higher.

Jadeite raw stones are not flawless. We need to remove flaws through carving, or design the flaws into scenery, such as designing black spots into stones, and integrate them into the whole.

If the jade carver can make reasonable plans when removing flaws, rather than just removing them abruptly and leaving bumps, the value of the jade jewelry will be higher.

If jade has too many flaws, its value will drop, but small flaws can also stimulate the potential of designers and jade carvers, who may be able to design surprising works.

Technology

After the shape is designed, practical operations such as carving, grinding and polishing will be carried out.

If the jade carver has superb skills and the jade jewelry is exquisitely made with smooth lines, it will be more ornamental.

The actual operation is not easy. The jade carver must ensure that every detail is meticulous and also ensure the overall beauty. The overall picture cannot be ignored because of the details.

In the multiple practical links, any mistake in any link is difficult to recover and make up for, which is a great test of the patience and carefulness of the jade carver.

Meaning

I believe that when you buy jade jewelry, you will ask: "What does this jade mean?"

Therefore, when we appreciate jade jewelry, we cannot ignore its meaning.

Jade ornaments with auspicious meanings are generally more popular, such as jade grapes and jade corn, which symbolize many children and good fortune, and jade peace buckles, which symbolize peace and security for many years.

Jade with good meaning and not too many wearing taboos is suitable for more people and its value will be higher.

If you grasp the above five aspects well, I believe everyone will feel that appreciating jade is actually not difficult.

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